Dota (canton)
Dota | |
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 Santa María de Dota Church | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Dota canton | |
  Dota Dota canton location in San José Province  Dota Dota canton location in Costa Rica | |
| Coordinates: 9°35′05″N 83°52′25″W / 9.5847517°N 83.8736707°W | |
| Country |  Costa Rica |
| Province | San José |
| Creation | 23 July 1925 |
| Head city | Santa María |
| Districts | Districts |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipalidad de Dota |
| • Mayor | Adrián Cordero Cordero (PUSC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 404.44 km2 (156.16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,874 m (6,148 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 6,948 |
• Estimate (2022) | 9,364 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (44/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−06:00 |
| Canton code | 117 |
| Website | www |
Dota is a canton in the San José province of Costa Rica.[1][2] The head city of the canton is Santa María.
It is part of Los Santos Zone, together with Tarrazú and León Cortés Castro.
History
Dota was created on 23 July 1925 by decree 80.[2][3]
Government
Mayor
According to Costa Rica's Municipal Code, mayors are elected every four years by the population of the canton.[4] As of the latest municipal elections in 2024, the Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) candidate, Adrián Cordero Cordero, was elected mayor of the canton with 79.33% of the votes, with Susy Calderón Arguedas and Jorge Orlando Serrano Salazar as first and second vice mayors, respectively.[5]
| Period | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 2002–2006 | Mario Enrique Ureña Rojas |  PLN
|
| 2006–2010 | José Valverde Monge | |
| 2010–2016 | Leonardo Chacón Porras[a] | |
| 2016–2020 | ||
| 2020–2024 | ||
| 2024–2028 | Adrián Cordero Cordero |  PUSC
|
Municipal Council
Like the mayor and vice mayors, members of the Municipal Council (called regidores) are elected every four years. Dota's Municipal Council has 5 seats for regidores and their substitutes, who can participate in meetings but not vote unless the owning regidor (regidor propietario) is absent.[4] The Municipal Council's composition for the 2024–2028 period is as follows:
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| Political parties in the Municipal Council of Dota | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political party | Regidores | ||||
| № | Owner | Substitute | |||
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Social Christian Unity Party (PUSC) | 4 | Ana Vanessa Mata Cordero | Ivonne Fallas Fallas | |
| Ronald Alberto Calderón Valverde | Enrique Jiménez Hernández[b] | ||||
| Johanna Patricia Solano Montero | Ana Fiorina Retana Rojas | ||||
| Rolando Fonseca Brenes | Edwin Alexander Valverde Elizondo | ||||
|
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National Liberation Party (PLN) | 1 | Johanna Chanto Vargas | Leda Roxana Ureña Brenes | |
Geography
Dota has an area of 404.44 km2 (156.16 sq mi)[8] and a mean elevation of 1,874 m (6,148 ft).[1]
The canton is delineated by the Savegre River on the south and southeast, the Naranjo River on the west and the Cordillera de Talamanca on the north and northeast.
Districts
The canton of Dota is subdivided into the following districts:
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1927 | 4,712 | — |
| 1950 | 2,801 | −2.24% |
| 1963 | 3,718 | +2.20% |
| 1973 | 4,375 | +1.64% |
| 1984 | 4,934 | +1.10% |
| 2000 | 6,519 | +1.76% |
| 2011 | 6,948 | +0.58% |
| 2022 | 9,364 | +2.75% |
| Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos[9] Centro Centroamericano de Población[10] | ||
Dota had an estimated 9,364 inhabitants in 2022,[11] up from 6,948 at the time of the 2011 census.[12]
In 2022, Dota had a Human Development Index of 0.660.[13]
Transportation
Road transportation
The canton is covered by the following road routes:
Notes
References
- ^ a b "Declara oficial para efectos administrativos, la aprobación de la División Territorial Administrativa de la República N°41548-MGP". Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish). 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ a b División Territorial Administrativa de la República de Costa Rica (PDF) (in Spanish). Editorial Digital de la Imprenta Nacional. 8 March 2017. ISBN 978-9977-58-477-5.
- ^ Hernández, Hermógenes (1985). Costa Rica: evolución territorial y principales censos de población 1502 - 1984 (in Spanish) (1 ed.). San José: Editorial Universidad Estatal a Distancia. pp. 164–173. ISBN 9977-64-243-5. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ a b Asamblea Legislativa de la República de Costa Rica (13 May 2024). "Código Municipal" [Municipal Code]. Sistema Costarricense de Información Jurídica (in Spanish).
- ^ Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (8 March 2024). "N.° 1658-E11-2024 - Declaratoria de elección de alcaldías y vicealcaldías de las municipalidades de los cantones de la provincia de San José, para el período comprendido entre el primero de mayo de dos mil veinticuatro y el treinta de abril de dos mil veintiocho" (in Spanish).
- ^ Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones. "Resoluciones declaratorias de elección". Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (in Spanish).
- ^ Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (12 February 2024). "N.° 2218-E11-2024 - Declaratoria de elección de regidurías de las municipalidades de los cantones de la provincia de San José, para el período comprendido entre el primero de mayo de dos mil veinticuatro y el treinta de abril de dos mil veintiocho" (in Spanish).
- ^ Instituto Geográfico Nacional de Costa Rica (20 June 2024). "División Territorial Administrativa, 2024" [Administrative Territorial Division, 2024] (PDF) (in Spanish).
- ^ "Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos" (in Spanish).
- ^ Centro Centroamericano de Población de la Universidad de Costa Rica. "Sistema de Consulta a Bases de Datos Estadísticas" (in Spanish).
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (July 2023). Estimación de Población y Vivienda 2022 : Resultados Generales [2022 Population and Housing Estimate : General Results] (PDF) (in Spanish). ISBN 9789930525753.
- ^ "Censo. 2011. Población total por zona y sexo, según provincia, cantón y distrito". Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ Sistema Nacional de Información y Registro Único de Beneficiarios del Estado; Escuela de Estadística de la Universidad de Costa Rica; Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo (9 June 2023). "Atlas de Desarrollo Humano Cantonal en Costa Rica, 2022".
